Recommended Ink Bottles/wells

[dapprman]

I don't know if it's just the UK but there seems to be a lack of fountain pen suitable ink wells/bottles. Out of the 7 bottles of ink I've presently got on the go, 3 are from J. Herbin, meaning that for most of my fountain pens it will be near impossible to fill them once the ink is down to about 50-60%. Now aside from getting hold of empty Lamy ink bottles, can anyhone recommend any suitable purpose made wells ? I already have a TWSBI ink bottle and that works well (especially as I can fill my Diamond 580 through the adapter), but don't want to be be spending £23-25 each time I need a new one for another ink.

[BayesianPrior]

Not being funny, but you know those little Bonne Maman or Tiptree jam jars which you get when you buy a scone at a cafe, or at breakfast at a B&B? Run them through a dishwasher and they work pretty well.

[inkstainedruth]

Not being funny, but you know those little Bonne Maman or Tiptree jam jars which you get when you buy a scone at a cafe, or at breakfast at a B&B? Run them through a dishwasher and they work pretty well.

 

I'd worry that the dishwasher would not get something like that clean enough -- I'd do that but then add another step, to actually sterilize the jars and lids. I don't know if you can get this in the UK, but there is stuff called B-Brite which is a strong oxidizer. It's used by home brewers to sterilize bottles and equipment; it's preferable to bleach because it's easier to rinse off (if something feels slippery, it needs additional rinsing).

But you might be able to get new bottles similar to those at a craft store.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth